Simple Leg Attack With Craig Jones! The De La Riva guard is one of many methods of playing open guard and is utilized by almost all grapplers at some point. The De La Riva guard is popular because of the variety of sweeps...

John Danaher Shows A Great Transition To The Back! Although the turtle position is dangerous to defend from, many grapplers, especially those that like to play from guard, will utilize to prevent their guard from being passed. In fact, a lot of grapplers...

Counter the common shin to shin attack with a not so common flying armbar! Flying techniques are often thought of mainly happening from the feet.  This can cause people to stray away from the technique due to the fear of falling from a...

Learn This Slick Armbar With Craig Jones! Half guard is an common position utilized mostly by bigger grapplers although it can also be used effectively for the smaller Jiu Jitsu practitioner. One modification of half guard, Z-guard, is an often-used version of half...

Nice Counter With Lachlan Giles! The rolling back take, the Jedi mind trick, there’s a few different names for the technique, but you know the one. I remember the first time I saw the move, my head exploded. I couldn’t wait to try...

Tex Johnson Continues His Big Year With A Win In Sacramento! This past weekend in Sacramento, California, Fight to Win held their 97th event.  In the main event, Tex Johnson, from Unity in New York City (Manhattan) defeated hometown favorite Eliot Kelly by...

World Champions Set To Collide In Lisbon! On January 14-20th, in Lisbon, Portugal, the IBJJF will be hosting their European Jiu-Jitsu Championships.  This will be the 16th IBJJF European Championships.  This event is considered one of the most important events for the IBJJF...

Gordon Ryan Is Innovating The Passing Game! I had a chance to experience Gordon Ryan’s guard passing a couple of months ago during a seminar at Leverage BJJ In Ohio. Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan had come in together to give a seminar...

Do Not Be A BJJ "Karen" What kind of training partner are you? I think many people underestimate the value of being a good training partner. BJJ can’t be learned alone. It requires another focused mind and cooperative body for you to retain...

The IBJJF European Championships are the start of the road to Mundials, the totemic beginning of the gi season in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Every year, we see upsets, battles, and the starts of rivalries that lead us all the way through the world...

Half Guard Sweep: Roll Variation From Dog fight by Lucas Leite When you think of the most common positions to be in when training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the half guard will always come up. The half guard is one of the most common...

Rafael Formiga Barbosa Shows His Butterfly Duck Under Sweep In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the butterfly guard is one of the oldest traditional forms of guard playing. The butterfly guard is built on the concept of the butterfly hooks. By using your feet to...

Knee Bar Fundamentals by Gabriel Arges In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, one of the most feared submissions is the knee bar. In many respects, the knee bar in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is just like an arm lock.  The knee bar relies on a hyper...

Flying Arm Bar From Opponents Single Leg by Renato Canuto When it comes to attractive Brazilian Jiu Jitsu submissions, flying attacks are right at the top. The flying arm bar is one of the most impressive submissions you will see. Often times, you...

Inside Leg Trip From X Guard by Bruno Malfacine In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and other grappling martial arts, the X guard is a favorite technique amongst many high level competitors. What is the X guard? Great question. The X guard is often classified...